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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943 Miami, Fla., Dec. Ws-tU.B Craig Wood of Mamoroneck, N. Y, the duration national open champion, was the front runner In the $3,000 Miami open golf tournament today, but It ap peared likely that he would have trouble with "graveyard" shift war worker and detec tive. Wood refused to let strong headwinds and weather that isn't supposed to exist in Miami disturb his game and carded a two under par 68, pacing a field of 123 golfers In the open ing round yesterday. Ranking next with 69 was Steve Warga, Jr., who works all night in a Miami aircraft factory. Top strokesmen in the amateur contingent were Ear) Christiansen, the Miami sleuth, and Willie Turnesa, former na tional amateur champion with 70's. Also tied with them for third place was Orvllle White of Winston-Salem, N. C, another outsider. Rickey Picks Cubs As Team to Watch New York, Dec. 17. (U.B The Chicago Cubs, who finished fifth last season, were tabbed today by Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers as the team to watch In the 1944 National league pennant race.' .-; At the first of his off-season press conferences yesterday, Rickey said that "under exist ing conditions, the Cubs are the boys to watch. They have a number of outstanding men and that young pitcher, Henry Wyse, is a fellow that la really great." Today's Sport Parade Br Jack Cuddy United Presa Staff Correspondent. New York. Dee. 17 0J.B That Innocent little story out of Eugene, Ore., about In-again-out-agaln Joe Cordon deciding for the second time to quit baseball for the duration reads to us like the advertisement for "A Great American Tragedy." It emphasizes the wartime! menace to our millions of for gotten high school kids. It raises storm warnings against removal of wholesome Idols from the failed to establish the prqper spark-plug in Washington failed to impress busy officials land the busy wartime public vista of our rising generation,, nh h (mrtanr nf the upon whom the future of our game, indirect contribution to nation and perhaps the world depends. - Civilian Complex The facta in the Gordon case are simple. The brilliant second baseman of the world champion New York Yankees announced yesterday at Eugene that he would join some branch of the armed service before spring Previously he had made two other announcements: (1) that he was quitting baseball to en gage In war work,, and (2) that he would play baseball as usual These scrambled announce ments Indicate that 28-year-old Gordon la suffering from a praiseworthy but at times un fortunate affliction which may be called "civilian complex" a psychosis In which every passer by seems to be asking "Why in hell aren't you in uniform?" Gordon, a pre-Pearl Harbor father of a three-year-old daugh ter and an 18-month-old son. Is not the only ball player suf fering from "civilian complex. Unfortunately he has plenty of company, because the status of organized baseball in the war effort never has been proper ly defined, although President Roosevelt gave It the greep light" before the first war sea son. ' v Who To Blame Such a situation exists through the combined fault of baseball's executives, Washington officials, and heads of our high school education system. Baseball's namby-pamby brass hats are chiefly at fault. They have Help make this great whiskey last for the duration. Treat yourself to less when you r5 -T 7 I SSKSSrf " jf?. fbr GettemtioisAGnar J ' , Natlooal Dittillen Prod. 52 fj V -- Corp., N.Y. M.4 Proof S the war effort In maintaining civilian morale and preventing Juvenile delinquency. Baseball's senile leaders have carried on apologetically while racing, for examnle. established its powerful lobby and paved the way for elimination of the proposed federal five per cent tax on pari-mutuels wagers ana arranged for the transportation of hundreds of horses to most distant .corners of our land. Baseball has failed patheti cally to claim Its proper place in the war effort. It has failed to demand recognition as Amer ica's cleanest and most whole some entertainment the sport that provides 'proper gods" for the youth of our high schools in their formative years. With athletic idols removed or shunted into the background, during wartime, our millions of h ah school youngsters uniortu- nately try to ape the antics of service men on furlougn. inose service men have earned the right to play hard and have one helluva time. But their pastimes should not be shared by Imita tive high school kids. - When they are, we ' have Juvenile delin quency. And that today. Is one of America's greatest problems. That's why the Gordon story reads like the advertisement for "A nrnot Aniorlnnn'Trnffpdv " Slammin' Sammy 3 to 1 Favorite N New York, Dec. 17. (U.B Slammin' Sammy Angott, the National Boxing association's lightweight champion, is a 3-1 favorite to spank the ring's "problem child" Young Bobby Ruftin tonight in their 10-round non-title - bout at Madison Square Garden. Auffln became a "problem child" on Oct. 4 by winning an upset decision over Beau Jack. Since then his prowess or lack of It has puzzled the experts; he burned himself with a sun lamp, causing postponement of tonight's bout from Nov. -29, and he has been bickering con stantly with Beau Jack, Angott and Promoter Mike Jacobs. HELLSHIP BASKETMEN CHALK UP FOURTH WIN Portland. Ore., Dec. 17. !U.R) The Albina Hellships' basket ball team of former college stars today held a string of four cage victories over northwest collegiate teams after defeating the University of Washington Huskies 36-32 here last night JACKSON COUNTY SERVICE RECORD J ICON D WORLD .WAR ............Serial Number... Name (Surname First) Home Address ... Occupation and Employer . Data and Place of Birth ... Address .................. Wife's Name or Nearest Kin , Address ......................... Date of Induction ..Where..... Branch of Service .... Unit Name Transfers (Include dates) . (Army, Navy, Marine Corps. Etc.) (Company, Etc!) Rank and Promotions., Citations, Decorations, Medals, Honors.. Where Stationed ... Date of Discharge . Informant ... Other Data . INSTRUCTIONS In filling out questionnaire, be sure to write plainly or print legibly Mall or dellvw filled In blank to Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Medford. Cham- American Legion, Veterans of Foreign br of Commerce. Ashland or an member of the Wars, or Disabled A nurtcan Veterana If all 3"'"n cannot be answered by Informant, fill In what you ean and additional data mav be adriiid later Don t wait for someone else to send In the names, caught at the indexing center If there are duplications, they will be COUNT FLEET IS HORSE OF YEAR New York, Dec. 17 0J.P3 Count Fleet, the three-year-old chamnlon from fh atahlM nt Mrs. John D. Hertz, today won horse of the year honors in what amounted to a one-horse walk over. The fait-stennintf tirnum inn of Relgh Count, only quadruple crown winner in turf history, took 139 of a possible 143 first place votes In national poll conducted by the Turf and SDort DiffMt. Tt uiai h . one-sided nomination In the eight years of balloting. Count Fleet won on the basis of six straight triumphs and de spite the fact that he had not gone to the post since suffer ing a leg injury In winning the Belmont Stakes on June 8. The speedy colt's triumphs included the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Wood and Withers. Named as leaden in other di visions were: Two-year-old colts: Occupy. Two-year-old fillies: Twilight Tear. Four-year-olds and up: Market Wise. ' , FIGHTS LAST NIGHT (By United Press) Philadelphia Billy Grant, 108, Orange, N. J., declsloned Dusty WUkerson, 172, Philadel phia (8). Fall River, Mass.' Freddy Cabral, 149, Cambridge, Mass., stopped Buddy Harris, 147. Newark, N. J. (2): Leo Dul- malne, 133, Worcester, Mass,, knocked out Kid Wildcat, 136, V. 8. army (2). Ota KaU ItlBuM Want Ads. WEST SQUAD GETS Ean Francisco, Dec. 17. U.R) Five stars of the Fourth Air Force football team from March Field today were added to the West squad for the Shrine East West New Year's day game, along with Dick Ashcom, Uni versity of Oregon tackle. Signed from the powerful Flyer squad were Bob De Fruit er, ex-Nebraska player wno avert . d 10.5 yards per carry at haUbacft this season; Jimmy Nelson, passing ace from Ala bama; Hank Norberg, former Stanford end; Sal Rosato, plung ing fullback from Villanova, and Walt Messmer, 220 pound tackle and staff sergeant. Co-Coaches Babe Hollingbery of Washington State and Buck Shaw of Santa Clara now have secured 19 of 24 squad mem bers, the limit having been raised from 22 yesterday to al low for possible military calls of players. BOWLING In social league games played last night Tolly's Gilmore Serv ice defeated Moore Super Serv ice 3 to 0 (Eads 583, Eads 213), Littrell Parts 1 beat Medford ITooH nnrl Seed 2 to 1 (C. Proct' or 244, C. Proctor 212), and Of fice Supply defeated Jarmin's Drugs 3 to 0 US. aims on, x.. Sims 233). . GRAPPLER WEDS Hollywood, Dec. 17. 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